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Darlene Oliver by Christmas Tree
Darlene Oliver decorating a Christmas tree in the living room of one of the Shuler Mining camp houses. Nearby is their television, which was the first one in the neighborhood, and was often watched my many people in the area at once by setting up…
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Pete Andreini By Shuler Mining Camp Garden
Pete Andreini is kneeling by a garden at the Shuler Mining camp in front of a tool shed that was later converted into an automobile repair shed. Gardening was essential to many mining camp families’ overall food supply. A large portion of a…
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Bartolo Nizzi with Fish at Shuler Mine
At the Shuler Mine camp, men hunted and fished to supplement meals. Pictured is Bartolo Nizzi, coming home from fishing at a nearby river.
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Ernest Duprez and Leonard Duprez at Mining Camp Store
The White & Company store sold canned food, salt, sugar, and flour, . Mining families were allowed to purchase goods from the store on credit, and the miners paid back the store once the mine reopened. Pictured is Ernest Duprez and his grandfather,…
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Bruno Andreini at Mining Camp water-pump
Houses in Waukee typically did not have have indoor plumbing until the 1950's [note: this is after the mine closed in 1949].Water was pumped from a well and carried up to half a block to the house for cooking, drinking, and bathing. Toilets were…
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Gilbert and Bruno Andreini with Bicycles
Two children of Italian immigrant coal miners enjoying recreation activities at the Shuler Coal Mine camp.
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Joseph W. Johnson Sr., & Jr. in front of the Harris Mine
Mine Superintendent Joseph W. Johnson Sr., & Jr. in front of the Harris Mine.
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Last Coal Miner out of Shuler Mine on closing day
This photo is of the last miner (name unknown) out of the Shuler Coal Mine, on its closing date. It was taken to commemorate the mine's closing.
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Shuler Coal Mine and Machine Shed
This view of Shuler coal mine has the explosives storage and machine repair building in the front center of the photograph. The mining shells were loaded through the visible front facing doors.
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Angelo J. Angaran, Sr. and his wife Maria
Pictured: Angelo J. Angaran, Sr. & his wife Maria. In the background the discarded shale pile of the Shuler Mine is quite visible.
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